CHAPTER 10: CURSED ISLAND

Oceana came to the guild the next morning. As soon as she walked to the guild doors, they crowded over her. She was walking to the counter and sat on a stool, when they asked:

"Who is Mystogan?"

"Did you see his face?"

"What was he like?"

"Are you two …um… dating?"

After the last question was asked, the guild went silent. Oceana, hearing this, had her eyes very wide and screamed at the asker:

"OF COURSE NOT! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT?!"

When the truth was heard, they began asking her again. When she was tired of hearing this questions, she said:

"Look, enough. A promise was made between two guildmates. I'm sorry, but I cannot tell you the answer."

They sighed and left Oceana alone. Just as they were going back to what they were doing before Oceana arrived, Mirajane came down from the second floor with a worried face.

"Master! One of the S-class requests are gone!"

The guild went silent again. Master spat his cofee. "What?!"

This time Master panicked. "Did anyone see something unusual?"

"I saw a winged cat carrying an S-class quest." A voice from above said. Laxus joined in.

"Happy?!" Mira exclaimed.

"This means…" Wakaba guessed.

"Natsu and Lucy?!" Macao finished.

"Why?" Laki asked.

"Taking S-class without approval?" Al asked.

"Suicide." Bisca nodded.

"This is against the rules." Laxus laughed. "Gramps, when they come back, they'll be expelled right?" he chuckled. "If."

"Ahem, Laxus." Oceana interrupted. "If you knew it all along, why didn't you stop them?"

He shrugged. "All I saw was a cat with a sheet of paper. I had no idea it was Happy. And who would've thought that Natsu will go on an S-class mission?"

Oceana rolled her eyes. "Everybody. That shitfire's an idiot." Then she glared at him.

"First time I saw that on you." He smirked.

She stood up. "I have personalities of a devil more and eviler than what you could think of."

"Sit down." Master commanded. She sat down.

"This is bad." Master mumbled. "What quest did they take?"

"The cursed island, Galuna." Mira responded.

"What?!"

"They're crazy!"

"Those guys are idiots!"

"Laxus! Follow them and bring them back!" Master commanded again.

"Tell me you're joking. I have other business to do." Laxus protested.

"Then, who else besides you can bring Natsu back by force?" Master challenged him.

Gray stood up, the same time, Oceana did as well. The two mages looked at each other and nodded.

"Gramps, we don't agree with your last remark." Gray said. Oceana smirked.

- MOMENTS LATER IN HARGEON-

"We found you!" Gray startled the two.

Natsu and Lucy jumped. They were surprised to see Oceana and Gray behind them.

"Gray?" "Oceana?" Natsu and Lucy was shocked to see them.

"What are you doing here?" Natsu asked.

"Gramps ordered us to follow you and bring you back." Gray responded.

"We were found already?" Lucy asked.

"If you come back quietly, no one will get hurt." Oceana said. Lucy shivered.

"As if I care! I'm still doing this s-class job!" Natsu's voice rising every syllable.

"That ain't possible." Oceana commented. "And, you should be worried about Erza finding out about this."

"Erza?!" The three shivered in unison. Happy pleaded. "Gray, save me! They forced me to come!" he pointed at Natsu and Lucy.

"Traitor!" Lucy commented.

Natsu was in flames. "Then I will face Erza. I ain't backing down."

Oceana glared at him. "You really are an idiot. Do you remember last time? Or you have amnesia?"

"Besides, it's an order directly from Master. We'll bring you both back, even if we have to use magic!" Gray positioned himself as well as Oceana.

"Magic?" mumbled the captain of the boat. He stood up. "Are you mages?" He asked.

They stopped fighting and turned to him. "Are you here to lift the curse?" he continued.

"Yeah!" replied Natsu.

"Kind of…" Lucy responded.

"We won't let you!" Oceana growled.

"Please, get on board." He said invitingly.

"Huh?" asked Lucy.

"Really?" added Natsu.

"Hey!" Gray protested.

Then, Natsu kicked Gray and knocked him off.

"Gray!" Oceana called. Natsu tried to knock her out as well, but Oceana was fast. She grabbed his arm.

"Even if one is knocked out, even if I have to face the two of you, I won't back down." She said with her eyes serious.

"Please." begged the man on the boat. She saw his pleading eyes. "Fine and we'll go too." She turned to Natsu. "You're lucky we won't be going back to the guild, or else Erza's next."

Natsu, shivering at the thought, carried Gray to the boat and they jumped in.

- WHEN THEY ARRIVED -

They woke up next morning on the bright shore.

"We've arrived!" Natsu said happily.

"That wave took us here." Lucy added.

"We're lucky." Gray joined in.

"I'm still wondering about that mister." Oceana mumbled.

"C'mon! let's go exploring!" Natsu suggested.

"Shouldn't we be focusing on the quest?" Lucy asked.

- MOMENTS LATER -

"There seems to be only one village here." Natsu said, looking at the map.

"It was the chief who put up that request." Lucy guessed.

"We need to go there first." Oceana suggested.

"Wait" Gray said.

"The boat's broken, there's no way to go back now." Natsu reminded him.

Oceana ran to him, holding his two hands in surprise. "Please? It'll be fun! Plus, isn't it irritating that he, your mortal enemy, goes to the second floor before you do?"

"That was what I was about to say." Gray smiled and admitted.

"Let's go then!" Oceana pleaded, dragging Gray. Gray smiled, and the two followed.

I think we have a new couple. Lucy smiled.

Natsu, expressionless, asked Lucy while she was smiling. "Nothing." She answered, and sighed. Sometimes, boys are so clueless.

SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE! IT'S JUST THAT I HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLWORK. CLEARANCES, TEST, YOU NAME IT. SO I NEED YOU TO VOTE! WHO DO YOU THINK IS BEST FOR OCEANA:

GRAY

LYON

LAXUS

OR MYSTOGAN?

IN THE FUTURE CHAPTERS, YOU'LL KNOW WHY I PAIRED OCEANA WITH LYON, LAXUS, AND MYSTOGAN.

PLEASE R&R! I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL, BUT I WISH I DO!